Which to use
“Mine” and “Mühe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,699
- “Mine” frequency rank
- #2,352
- “Mühe” frequency rank
- 13051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mine | Mühe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bergwerk, Stollen | körperliche oder geistige Anstrengung |
Where the eye mixes Mine and Mühe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mine vs Mühe
A purely visual mix-up. Mine ([ˈmiːnə]) and Mühe ([ˈmyːə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mine is recorded at frequency rank #10,699, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːnə]. Mühe is at rank #2,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmyːə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13051, this pair ranks #1,960,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mine vs Mühe
Shared letters: em. Private to "Mine": in. Private to "Mühe": hü.
"Mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Mühe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mine ← imne · minne · mmine · mnie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mine" and "Mühe" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Mine" or "Mühe" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mühe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mine" and "Mühe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mine vs münz". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,960,427 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.